Members of Minuteman Project Shot at Near Border

KFI-Radio ^ | July 25th 2005

[Types_with_Fist]

Members of the Minuteman Project have seen firsthand just how dangerous their mission is becoming, after an incident on Saturday night along the California-Mexico border.

A California Minuteman leader says about 20 volunteer border-watchers were shot at, reports KFI Radio.

Minuteman Project head James Chase says the group heard five shots coming from the Mexican side of the border on Saturday night and then "when we turned the lights on we saw two guys with AK-47s standing at the fence."

"We didn't discharge our weapons or fire back because we would have received that AK-47 fire... we just pulled our people out of the area," Chase said.

Chase believes the shooters were "probably drug-runners who wanted the Minutemen to leave."

The San Diego Sheriff's Department says it got a call about the shooting but "didn't find any evidence."

Scouting -- as well as regular border-patrol duty -- continues in advance of the next Minuteman Project activity, now set for October.

Minuteman Project leaders plan for the October event to be significantly larger than the last one at the Arizona-Mexico border, as more concerned American citizens join and support the growing effort.

[Nitro]

I live in Brooklyn, can I join.

[Minus_The_Bear]

Unfortunately one of these guys will end up getting killed. Bring better guns next time.

[Types_with_Fist]

Unfortunately one of these guys will end up getting killed. Bring better guns next time.

Yes. I think that's bound to happen, despite all the concern that our "vigilantes" are the "bigots" who will do the killing.

[BigFinn]

Better bring in the National Guard and seal up the borders the right way.

[need_a_screen_name]

Not South Texas related, but ping anyway!

[axes_of_weezles]

Where is that lunatic Sherriff who was going to "watch" the Minutemen for human rights violations. Where were their ACLU dope smoking observers?

[konaice]

"when we turned the lights on we saw two guys with AK-47s standing at the fence."

So citizens are being attacked from another country!

Now will the President defend our borders?

[rolling_stone]

Saturday night...Proly just drunk Mexican LE shooting "rabbits"...

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Now will the President defend our borders?

Are you serious? Not a snow balls chance in h*ll. The Minutemen are more likely to be charged with something trumped up to get them off the border first.

Like it or not, the President is not going to do a single thing that actually impedes the flood of criminals from mexico.

Private citizens are the only ones with the will to resist the invasion.

[need_a_screen_name]

"Like it or not, the President is not going to do a single thing that actually impedes the flood of criminals from mexico."



It's a sad state of affairs. What on God's green earth could Bush be thinking?

[Jasper]

"Now will the President defend our borders?"

Not likely.
It may be gettin' about that time: "Snipers Up!"

Nah...won't happen.

/jasper

[BurbankKarl]

If they wanted to shoot the Minutemen, they would have....

Might have just been a welcoming party.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

What on God's green earth could Bush be thinking?

I wish I knew, then I wouldn't wonder if he was either being blackmailed (or worse) on someone's payroll.

[navyblue]

It's a sad state of affairs. What on God's green earth could Bush be thinking?

Big business and cheap labor!

[Dick Vomer]

Why light them up?... if somebody shoots at you in the dark.... just "look" at them...

I don't need no stinkin' lights. I just bet one round about 4 or 5 inches from the sombrero would make them stop..... of course that's only my hypothetical opinion and I could be wrong!

[Prime Choice]

"We didn't discharge our weapons or fire back because we would have received that AK-47 fire..."

What...no-one had laser sighting and/or an IR scope? C'mon guys!

[rawcatslyentist]

">What on God's green earth could Bush be thinking?

I wish I knew, then I wouldn't wonder if he was either being blackmailed (or worse) on someone's payroll.

It's actually worse!
He just gave an unreasonably large subsidy to the brain slug planet. (otherwize known as the PLO)

Must be an attack of the invisible brain slugs, happens to most everyone in the DC area.

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